Receptacle holder



Feb. 11, 1936. T. F. CAVANAGH 1,746,819

RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed May 9, 1927 Patented Feb. 11, 1930 assie PATENTOFFICE THOMAS F. GAVANAGH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

RECEPTAGLE HOLDER Application filed May 9,

This invention relates to receptacle holders.

An important object of the invention is to provide a simple andeffective means for detachably anchoring an ash receptacle to a supportsuch as the corner of a table or the like. 1

Other objects-and advantages of the invention will become apparent fromthe following description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings in which- I Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the holderattached to the corner of a table and an ash receptacle detachablysecured to the holder. Figure 2 is a view looking in the direction ofarrow A in Figure 1 and showing the receptacle in section and the holderpartly in section and partly in elevation. Figure 3 is a horizontalsectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2. Figure i is a planview of the holder extended in flat position and with the ash receptacleattached thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the holder is shown applied to the corner ofa support, such as a card table 5, having its legs, one of which isindicated by the numeral 6, located adjacent the respective corners ofthe table top.

The holder is preferably constructed from leather, although otherflexible materials may be employed if desired, and includes anenvelope-like base 7 which is produced by folding the leather or otherflexible material back upon itself and then stitching together thecorresponding edges of the two folds 8 as shown at 9, the stitchingterminating at opposite ends at the line of fold 10. By thus stitchingtogether the edges of the folded portions 8, which may be cut away asshown, thus providing beveled corners 12, a pocket is formed, in whichpocket is secured a flat stiffening member 14, preferably of metal,which is placed within the folds 8 before they are stitched together.

The stiffening member 14 is in the shape of a right triangle and is soarranged that its hypotenuse is parallel with the line of fold 10 andits two other sides are parallel to and spaced an appreciable distancefrom the beveled corners 12, thus leaving two unstiffened 1927. SerialNo. 189,920.

portions of the base to serve as cars 16 which are adapted to be turneddown over and in some instances (as shown) slightly under the edges ofthe table where they are held by straps 17 which are adapted to embracea leg 6 of the table one strap being passed around the leg in onedirection and the other in the opposite direction. These straps 17 areattached to the base 7 at the beveled corners 12 thereof by thestitching 9, the inner ends of the straps being overlapped by saidcorners.

Suitable means are provided for fastening the straps 17 together aboutthe table leg, such means being herein shown as including a ball member18 carried by one of the straps and adapted to snap into lockingengagement with any one of a plurality of socket members 19 carried bythe other strap, the several socket members 19 being provided in orderthat the efiective lengths of the straps may be varied to meet varyingconditions such as various thicknesses of table tops and various sizesof table legs, and various positions of talble legs with respect to thecorners of the ta le. 1 I i The ash receptacle 20 is adapted to bedetachably connected to the base 7 by suitable means, such as a'fastener of the ball and socket type, the socket member 21 being se-'cured to the bottom of the receptacle and the ball member 22 of thefastener being carried by the upper fold 8 of the base'7. As a result ofproviding a separable fastener as a means for connecting the ashreceptacle 20 to the base 10, the ash receptacle may be readily removedfrom the support 7 without requiring that the holder be detached fromits position on the table when it is desired to empty the receptacle ofits contents.

The holder herein shown is neat and attractive in appearance and issecurely held in place. The stifi portion of the base resists allefforts to which it may in use be subjected to brush it off or push itoif the corner of the table. Again the ash receptacle 20' is relativelyrigid with respect to the holder although detachably connected theretoso danger of accidental upsetting or other undue displacement of the ashreceptacle is obviated. In addition to these desirable features, thedevice may be applied to a highly finished or polished table withoutdanger of marring or otherwise disfiguring its appearance, since thestructure such that only such portions or parts thereof as areconstructed from soft, pliant material, such as leather, can come incontact with the table.

It will be understood tl at changes and modifications may be made in theconstruction shown and above particularly described,

ithout departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in thefollowing claims.

hat is claimed is:

1. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the surface of a tablecomprising a base of pliable material adapted for engagementwith the topof the table, a stiffening member associating with said base for rendering the base rigid, and fastening means cooperating with said baseand said table for holding said base down in a flat condition upon thesurface of the table,

2. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the surface of a tableat the corner thereof comprising a base of flexible material having astiff portion adapted for engagement with the top of the table at thecorner thereof and having flexible portions adjacent said stiff portion,said flexible portions being adapted to be folded down about the cornerof the table into close engagementtherewith, and fastening means securedto said flexible portions and adapted to cooperate with said base andsaid flexible portions and a part of the table for holding the base downin a flatcondition on the surface of the table and for holding saidflexible portions in close engagement with adjacent cornersof the table.

3. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the corner of a tablecomprising a base of pliable material adapted for engagement with thetop of the table, a stiffening member associated with said base forrendering the base rigid, and a pair of straps adapted to embrace a partof the table and cooperate with said base for holding said base down ina flat condition on the surface of the table.

4. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the corner of a tableand comprising a base of flexible material, stifiening member housedwithin said base whereby said base is maintained in a flat and rigidcondition, and means adapted to cooperate with a part of the table andwith said base for holding said base down upon the surface of the table.

5. A receptacle holder adapted to be ap plied to the corner of a tableand comprising a base of flexible material, a stiffening member housedwithin said base whereby said base is maintained in a flat and rigidcondition, and flexible means adapted to embrace a part of the table andcooperate with such part and with said base for holding the latter downupon the surface of the table in a flat condition.

6. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the corner of a tableand comprising an envelope-like base, a stiffening member housed withinsaid base and reinforcing only a portion of said base against flexingand leaving adjacent portions of said base in an unreinforced condition,fastening means secured to the unreinforced portions of said base andadapted to cooperate with a part of the table and said base forretaining the reinforced portion of said base in a flat condition uponthe face of the table.

7. A receptacle holder adapted to be applied to the corner of a tableand comprising a stiffening member, an envelope-like base housing saidstiffening member and having a portion reinforced by said stiffeningmember and having portions serving as ears adapted to be folded downover the edges of the table, and flexible fastening elements secured tosaid ears and adapted to cooperate with a part of the table and with thereinforced portion of said base to hold the reinforced portion of saidbase down upon the surface of the table.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature to this specification.

THOMAS F. CAVANAGH.

